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Doctors and other health care providers still prescribe highly addictive pain medications at rates widely considered unsafe. Critics say the practice exposes tens of millions of patients each year to unnecessary risk of addiction, overdose and death.

Doctors And Dentists Still Flooding U.S. With Opioid Prescriptions

Forty Americans die every day from overdoses linked to prescription opioids, but researchers say many doctors and dentists still have a "prescribe and forget" attitude toward the medications.

EU Leaders Meet To Discuss Economic Impact Of COVID-19

EU leaders, still divided on how to help European economies hit by the pandemic, hope German Chancellor Angela Merkel can forge an agreement when they meet in Brussels on Friday.

A one-horned rhinoceros and a calf wade through flood water at the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam, India, Thursday. Floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed dozens of people in this northeastern region. The floods also inundated most of Kaziranga National Park, home to a large concentration of the rare rhino species.

Floods Put Residents And Vulnerable Wildlife At Risk In India's Assam

Heavy rains in the northeastern region have caused flooding and landslides, killing at least 80 people. Workers are also rushing to save species including the greater one-horned rhino.

Civil Rights Leader C.T. Vivian Dies At 95

Vivian was a member of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle of advisers. Steve Inskeep talks to civil rights activist Josie Johnson about Vivian's life and legacy.

Gregory McMichael, left, and his son Travis McMichael have pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the February shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.

Men Charged With Murder Of Ahmaud Arbery Plead Not Guilty

Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan Jr., pleaded not guilty to counts including felony murder. The men are accused of killing a Black jogger in Georgia.

Colorado Fishing

This week, Luke visits with fishing guide Andy Cochran (719-850-9789 - www.gsofishing.com) and talks about fishing opportunities around Gunnison Colorado.

Carmen Garcia waits in line Friday to be tested for the coronavirus at a mobile testing truck in Miami Beach, Fla. The units were brought to the area as coronavirus cases spike in Florida.

Florida Sees Its 4th Day Running With More Than 100 COVID-19 Deaths

Florida's death count from COVID-19 continues to be in the triple digits as coronavirus cases surge in many parts of the state, especially the Miami area.

United States Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, had abandoned a prosecution it already won after it came to light that prosecutors and agents had failed to turn over evidence that could have helped the defendant.

Judge Dismisses Troubled Sanctions Case, Could Probe Prosecutors' Credibility

Federal prosecutors in New York had failed to turn over evidence to defendant Ali Sadr Hashemi Nejad, accused of violating U.S. sanction laws against Iran.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper, shown here last week on Capitol Hill, lists flags that are authorized to be displayed on U.S. military property in a memo Friday. The Confederate battle flag is missing from the list.

Pentagon Chief Effectively Bars Display Of Confederate Battle Flag By U.S. Military

Defense Secretary Mark Esper doesn't actually ban the Confederate flag's display. He simply lists the flags that can be shown by the military, and the controversial banner is not on his list.

Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, discussed the resurgence in coronavirus cases in the state this week. The state hospital association fears there will be delays in getting coronavirus data under new federal rules.

With CDC Sidelined, Some States Lose Access To Timely COVID-19 Hospital Data

Health and hospital officials in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.

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